Chapter 54 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 89 the following section:-

Section 89A.

Records identifying any voter who has applied to vote by absentee ballot shall be kept confidential and shall not be considered a public record under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 until the ballot has been returned; provided, however, that election officials may use these records in the proper discharge of their duties.

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